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  Unit 1 Biochemistry and Cells

 

  1 Introduction to Biochemistry and Cells

Study room item 1 Introduction to Biochemistry and Cells

  2 The biological importance of water

Study room item 1 The biological importance of water
Study room item 2 The roles played by water

  3 Carbohydrates

Study room item 1 Carbohydrates
Study room item 2 Monosaccharides
Study room item 3 Disaccharides
Study room item 4 Polysaccarides

  4 Lipids

Study room item 1 Lipids
Study room item 2 Phospholipids

  5 Proteins

Study room item 1 Protein Structure
Study room item 2 Levels of Protein Structure

  6 Enzymes

Study room item 1 Enzymes
Study room item 2 Inhibition
Study room item 3 Factors affecting temperature

  7 Cell Structure

Study room item 1 Cells
Study room item 2 Eukaryotic Cells
Study room item 3 Prokaryotic Cells
Study room item 4 Differences between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells.

  8 The Plasma Membrane

Study room item 1 The Plasma Membrane
Study room item 2 Movement across membranes

  9 Investigative Techniques

Study room item 1 Magnification and Resolution
Study room item 2 Light Microscopy
Study room item 3 Electron Microscopy
Study room item 4 Size and Magnification
Study room item 5 Cell Fractionation

  10 Tests

Study room item 1 Carbohydrate Tests
Study room item 2 Lipid and Protein Tests
 
 

  Unit 2 Organs and systems

 

  1 Digestion

Study room item 1 The human digestive system
Study room item 2 Mouth and oesophagus
Study room item 3 The stomach
Study room item 4 The Small Intestine
Study room item 5 The Large Intestine

  2 Gas Exchange

Study room item 1 Surface Area to Volume Ratio
Study room item 2 Exchange of heat and water
Study room item 3 Gas exchange in large organisms
Study room item 4 Gas Exchange in fish
Study room item 5 Fish Ventilation

  3 Gas Exchange in Mammals

Study room item 1 Exchange in mammals
Study room item 2 Ventilation in mammals
Study room item 3 Lung Volumes

  4 The control of ventilation

Study room item 1 The control of ventilation

  5 Circulation

Study room item 1 The double circulatory system
Study room item 2 The Heart
Study room item 3 The Cardiac Cycle
Study room item 4 Control of Heart Rate
Study room item 5 Blood Vessels

  6 The transport of substances in blood

Study room item 1 Substances transported by the blood
Study room item 2 Transport of oxygen

  7 Energy and exercise

Study room item 1 Energy and exercise

  8 Transport in plants

Study room item 1 Transport in plants
Study room item 2 Xlyem and Phloem Structure
Study room item 3 Water and Mineral Ion Transport
Study room item 4 Transport of Sugars
 
 

  Unit 3 Organisms and environments

 

  1 Introduction to Ecology

Study room item 1 Introduction to Ecology

  2 Ecological techniques

Study room item 1 Ecological Techniques
Study room item 2 Random Samples
Study room item 3 Systematic Samples
Study room item 4 Measuring within quadrats

  3 Nutrient Cycles

Study room item 1 Nutrient cycles
Study room item 2 Carbon cycle
Study room item 3 Nitrogen cycle
 
 

  Unit 4 Genes and genetics

 

  1 Nucleic acids

Study room item 1 Nucleotides
Study room item 2 Deoxyribonucleic acid
Study room item 3 Ribonucleic acid
Study room item 4 DNA Replication

  2 The genetic code and protein synthesis

Study room item 1 The genetic code
Study room item 2 Protein synthesis

  3 From one generation to the next

Study room item 1 From one generation to the next

  4 Inheritance

Study room item 1 Inheritance - Introduction
Study room item 2 Monohybrid Inheritance
Study room item 3 Codominance
Study room item 4 Sex linkage
Study room item 5 Multiple alleles
Study room item 6 Dihybrid Inheritance
Study room item 7 Epistasis

  5 Selection

Study room item 1 Selection - Introduction
Study room item 2 Natural selection
Study room item 3 Speciation

  6 The cell cycle

Study room item 1 The Cell Cycle
Study room item 2 Mitosis
Study room item 3 Meiosis

  7 Genetic engineering

Study room item 1 Gene Transfer
Study room item 2 Techniques
Study room item 3 Cystic Fibrosis
Study room item 4 Transgenic Animals
 
 

  Unit 5 Energetics

 

  1 Respiration

Study room item 1 Respiration
Study room item 2 Main stages of Respiration
Study room item 3 Main stages of Respiration (continued)

  2 Photosynthesis

Study room item 1 Photosynthesis
Study room item 2 Light Dependent Reactions
Study room item 3 Light Independent Reactions
 
 

  Unit 6 Physiology

 

  1 Nervous Communication

Study room item 1 Nervous Communication - Introduction
Study room item 2 The reflex arc
Study room item 3 Comparing the nervous and hormonal systems
Study room item 4 The human nervous system
Study room item 5 Nerve Cells
Study room item 6 The resting potential
Study room item 7 The Action Potential
Study room item 8 Propagation of action potentials
Study room item 9 Synapses

  2 Homeostasis

Study room item 1 Homeostasis - Introduction
Study room item 2 Homeostasis - Mechanism
Study room item 3 Blood glucose regulation
Study room item 4 Temperature regulation

  3 Excretion and the kidney

Study room item 1 Urea
Study room item 2 The kidney
Study room item 3 Control of water balance
 
 

  Unit 7 Behaviour, Reproduction and Health

 

  1 Behaviour

Study room item 1 Introduction to Behaviour
Study room item 2 Innate Behaviours
Study room item 3 Taxes and Kineses
Study room item 4 Reflex Actions
Study room item 5 Learned Behaviour
Study room item 6 Courtship
Study room item 7 Territorial Behaviour

  2 Human Reproduction

Study room item 1 The Menstrual Cycle
Study room item 2 Human Reproduction
Study room item 3 Contraception
Study room item 4 Infertility
Study room item 5 Conception
Study room item 6 Hormones and pregnancy
Study room item 7 The Placenta
Study room item 8 Physiological changes in the mother

  3 Human Growth and Ageing

Study room item 1 Patterns of Human Growth
Study room item 2 Ageing
Study room item 3 Population size and structure
Study room item 4 Social Conditions
 
 

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